Northeast Community Credit Union Ballpark is a baseball stadium in Elizabethton, Tennessee.
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  Northeast Community Credit Union Ballpark Location within Tennessee | |
| Former names | Joe O'Brien Field (1981-2017) Riverside Park (1974–1980)[1] |
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| Address | 208 N Holly Lane Elizabethton, Tennessee United States[2] |
| Coordinates | 36°21′18″N 82°13′56″W / 36.354899°N 82.232183°W |
| Owner | City of Elizabethton |
| Capacity | 2,000[3] |
| Field size | Left field: 339 ft (103 m) Center field: 320 ft (98 m) Right field: 320 ft (98 m)[1] |
| Opened | 1974[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Elizabethton Twins (APL) 1974–2020 Elizabethton River Riders (APL) from 2021 | |
The venue is owned and subsidized by the City of Elizabethton and the stadium itself is primarily used for Appalachian League summer collegiate baseball as the home field of Elizabethton River Riders that will begin play in 2021.[4] It was previously home to Minor League Baseball as the home field of the Appalachian League's Elizabethton Twins, the rookie affiliate team of the Minnesota Twins from 1974 to 2020. The Elizabethton High School baseball teams also use the Joe O'Brien Field.
Built in 1974,[2] the Joe O'Brien Field ballpark can provide seating for 2,000 people.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Joe O'Brien Field". In The Ballparks (www.intheballparks.com). Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c "About". MiLB.com. Elizabethton Twins. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Preslar, Matthew (July 9, 2018). "Joe O'Brien Field". Ballpark Adventures. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ Avento, Joe (February 3, 2021). "River Riders New Appy League Team in Elizabethton". Johnson City Press. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
External links
edit- "Church Fellowship Nights consist of variety of events at Joe O'Brien Field". MiLB.com. Elizabethton Twins. June 9, 2011.
- "Joe O'Brien Field". Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues | littleballparks.com.
- "The Official Site of the Elizabethton Twins". MiLB.com. Elizabethton Twins.